VOLUME XIINUMBER 17July 2, 1970

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TEKTITE 1t HABITAT - - Tean~s comprising scientist-aqua-nauts and engineers are spending periods ranging from two weeksto 30 days in this four-chamber, General Electric built habitat

in this year’s Tektite I1 program, Placed at a depth of 50 feet offGreat Lameshur Bay, St. John island, U.S. Virgin Islands, theTektite 11 habitat is serving as home and laboratory for several

crews participating in the program. Charles C, Kuhakawa, Man-Machine gntegration Branch, recently con:plcved 30 days as en-gineer in Tektite II.

Harper Named to Post at AmesChames W. Harper, internation-

ally-known authority on simulation

and aircraft flight research, hasbeen appointed Special Assistant to

the Director for InteragencyAffairsat Ames Research Center.

In this new position Mr. Har-per will serve as liaison for aero-

nautical research and developmentmatters between Ames and thegov-ernmental agencies, industries andeducational institutions with which

the Center has working relation-ships.

Mr. Harper left Ames in Oct-ober I964 to beeches NASA Direct-or of Aeronautical Research in

Washington, D.C. Three years ago

he was elevated to his presentposi-tion as Deputy Associate Adminis-trator for Aeronautics.

Appointment to the newly - cre-ated position at Ames was effective

July 1.3,1r. Harper first )oined the Ames

Ames Scientist Ends 30-day Tektite II Habitat MissionCharles C, Kubokawa, a human

factors engineer in the Man-MachineIntegration Branch at Ames, recent-ly completed 30 days as habitat en-

gineer in Tektite ii, an underwaterresearch program in which five-man crews are living and workingonthe ocean floor.

The Tektite 1I ½~bitat is an-chored 50 feet below the surfaceo~ Great Lameshur Bay on the south

side of St. JON~ Island in the Virginislands.

Seventeen llliSslons are planned

daring the seven-month test pro-gran of Tektite I1. Ten at 50 feetatld seven at 100 feet. Overlappingstays for certain engineers mean

that son,e crew illeni~ers remain

’mderwater for up to 30 days, asdid Mr. Kubokawa.

While scientist and engineer aq-uanauts conduct their undersea re-search from the habitat on the oceanfloor, they are observed via closed-

Circuit conarnun cation b ’ behavorial}and biomedical tea ms on the surface.The observations will contribute tonan’s knowledge of the psychologi-cal and physiological factors asso-

Ciated with missions performed inan isolated, hostile environmentSuch as n~nned undersea and space

a3issiolls.The five-man habitat is an under-

water research laboratory, com-plete with living quarters and all

necessary furniture, plumbing andother support equipment. It consists

of two 18-foot-high steel cylinders,each 12 1/2 feet in diameter, con-nected by a tunnel 4 1/2 feet m

dian~eter. The two main cylinderssil on a box-like structure which

is ballasted ~ith scrap iron to keepthe habitat submerged,

During a press conference heldat the Center after Mr. Kubokawa’sreturn, he talked about his month-

long stay in the habik~t, lie believesit is a great research substitute

for testing the habitability of con-fined tiring quarters in space--

however, he thinks astronauts Nave

far better life support systems° Hisjob was to evalLu~te the relationshipbetween the scientists and theirequipn~ent amt i~.s relevance to

lengthy stays in space.

He ohserved that the ECS (en-vironn~ental control system) was

hard to maintain because of its com-pactness. He also said, "NASAwould have been more critical ofsuch ’a system in spaCe. A backup

system would trove been providedto function while initial systemswere being repaired."

The proiect was of special inter-

est to 31r, Kubokawa because, as he

pointed out, he is the first Japanese-American to take part in a major

space or underwater project. He tookunofficial note of his relations with

the other scientists he lived withunderwater. ’q wanted to see if

my cultural background was an ad-vantage or a disadvantage." His con-clusion, "1 think it was an asset

and provided its huznorous sidetoo." it was especially amusingwhen he mentioned that he had

brought along a bottle of soy sauceto make the astronaut food a little

more to his liking.

Mr. Kubokawa spent all of a 20-day tour with a scientific teamheaded by Dr. Edward Clifton of

the U.S. Geological Survey in MenloPark, and the remaining 10 days of

his tour w:ta h~le~ by the Survey’sDr. Lawrence Phillips. Both aremarine g~ologists.

When asked for his assesmentof the scientist-engineer relation-ship of his team he said, "It was

a fantastic crew.., we all workedfine together."

Tektite I1 is being directed by

the Departmentofthelnterior. NASAis a principal participant. Other

agencies and companies taking partin the project include the National

Science Foundation, Government of(Continued on Page 41

staff in 1941 immediately after grad-uation from the University of Calif-

ornia, Berkeley, with a degree inMechanical Engineering (aeronaut-ics option).

During World War II, Mr. Har-per specialized in tow-speed flightproblems and in later years did

extensive work on low-speed air-craft. His research achievementsinclude boundary layer control.

flight simulation and supersonic de-

sign concepts.Before transferring to NASA

Headquarters Mr. Harper was Chiefof the Full-Scale and Systems Re-search Divismn at Ames.

Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Mr.Harper became a U~it~d States Citi-zen in 1941.

New Heat Shield forSpace Shuttle

Metal shielding that would pro-tect a reusable space vehicle from

intense heat as it re-enters the

Earth’s atmosphere is being studiedby materials scientists at NASA’s

Lewis Research Center.The heat shield is for the pro-

posed space shuttle planned for

ferrying men and cargo between theEarth and Earth orbit. Still on the

drawing boards, the shuttle is en-visioned as a two-stage workhorsesystem consisting of a booster and

an orbiter. Each stage will returnto Earth to land and be reused.Materials studies at Lewis focus onshielding for the orbiter which mustwithstand temperatures of up to

8,000 degrees Fahrenheit during re-entry. At that point the orbiter istraveling more than 17,000 miles an

hour.

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Pollution SensorOpenings for Youth in.,sa part of the national attack Ames Explorer Posts

on the problem of atmosphere pol-lution, the NASA’s Langley ResearchCenter has begun development ofa space-berne sensor for carbonmonoxide.

A Langley contract to preparea flight experiment based on anadvanced type of sensor for meas-

uring carbon monoxide concentra-tions has been awarded to G.E.’sSpace Division. The 30-month ef-

fort is valued at $i,077,000.Scientists estimate that the

Earth’s atmosphere contains about

500 miBion tons of carbon mon-oxide. Each year, automobile ex-

hausts, industrial activities andother sources generate some 200

million tons of carbon nmnoxide.However, measurenlents over a

period of years indicate that the

total concentration of carbon mon-oxide in the atmosphere is apparent-

ly not increasing despite the hugeQuantities added every year, a factwhich implies that there must be

some natural mechanism for re-moving most of the gas as it is

generated.G.E.’s proposed experiment is

based on an instrument known as acorrelation interferometer beingdeveloped by Barringer Research,

Ltd., of Toronto, Canada. The in-terferometer is an optical devicecapable of detecting very small a-

mounts of gas constituents.

The Ames AstronauticsandAer-onautics Explorer Postsarenowen-,rolling young men and women for this

year’s program.Bill Page, adviser ~f the Astro-

nautics Post, and John Habermeyer

advisor of the Aeronautics Post,state: "We are going to have an

interesting and exciting group of

projects this coming year. A limit-ed number of openings are avail-

able for young people between 14-17 years of age interested in science.

We would like to make relativesand friends of Ames employees a-ware of this annual opportuni’~y tojoin one of these posts."

Last year the Astronautics Postwas involved in wind tunnel inves-tigations, electronics, lunar geol-

ogy, and aircraft and spacecraftsimulation programs. They meetevery other Thursday at Ames from

7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.The Aeronautics Post will con-

tinue to enroll participants in thePato Alto Unified School District’s’Commercial Pilots Ground SchoolTraining Course’ which meets 7-

10 p.m. each Tuesday and Thursdayevening September through April.Briefings at Ames and social get-togethers will complement the

course.

Call Garth Hull ext. 2785 if you

are interested.

SAVINGS BOND WINNERS . . . receive congratulations and

their reward for participating in the 1970 Bond Drive from AmesActing Director C.A. Syvertson (left). Marcelline Smith, CampaignChairman. reports an increase in the Center’s participation ratefrom 53 percent to approximately 63 percent. This was made

possible because of the hard work and support of the many can-russets and solicitors from throughout the Center. Mrs. Smithextends her personal thanks for all their efforts. The pleasedbond winners pictured here are (1 to r) James E. Johnston, Mech-anical Instrument Branch; $50 bond; Natalie Bessie, Computation

Division, $25 bond; James H. Gooch, Mechanical Services, $10i)

and R. Logan, Jr., Contract $25. An ad-

ditional winner not ~ictured, David D. Few, Project Biosatellite,$5~

ASTRONAUTICS EXPLORER . . . Jon Wood, Ames AstronautiesExplorer Post #12, is pictured operating the Ames Six-Degree-of-Freedom Motion Simulator, Posts #12 and # 17. sponsored by the

Center for young people interested in Astronautics and Aeronautics,are in the Stanford Area Council, Pale Alto, but are open to appli-

cants from outside the Council area.

Two AIAA National Conferences HeldTwo interesting and relevantna-

tional conferences sponsored by theAmerican Institute of Aeronautics

and Astronautics (AIAA) were heldconcurrently at the International Ho-

tel in Los Angeles June 29 throughJuly I.

The "Fifth Thermophysies Con-

ference" continued the series byassembling specialists from indus-

try, government, and universitiesto discuss a variety of scientific

and engineering aspects of thermo-physics; and the "Third Fluid andPlasma Dynamics Conference" had

been organized to provide a balance

of technologies, current applicationsand emerging disciplines of interest

to the fluid and plasma dynamicists.Several members of the Ames

research staff were participants inthe "Third Fluid and Plasma Dynam-

ics Conference" which was under

the General and Technical Chair-manship of Dr. Walter Warren,

Aerospace Corporation. C. Fred-erick Hanson, Chief of the FluidMechanics Branch, and John T,

Howe, Thermal Protection Branch,

both served on the Technical Pro-gram Committee° Mr. Hansen waschairman of the session on High-

Energy Flow Phenomena, and Mr.Howe chaired the Biofluid Mech-

anics session.

At the conference on fluid andplasma dynamics, sessions wereincluded which were directed to

problem areas of important so-

cial Mechanics

and Fluid Physics of Pollution a

new departure for this conference.

One session was organized toexplore aerodynanuc problems re-lated to space shuttle or space trans-

portation systems. Another impor-tant area discussed was thepro-

duction of controlled thermonuclearreactions through plasma heatingand confinement methods. The use

of lasers for plasma production wasalso included in the discussions.

AMES PAPERS

Papers presented by Amesresearch scientists were:"Fluctuation and Transition Meas-

urements in Compressible BoundaryLayers", by Dr. F. Kevin Owen,

a Post Doctoral Research Associate;"Crosshatched Ablation Patterns inTeflon", by Philip R. Nachtseheim+

Assistant Chief, and Howard K. Lar-

son, Chief. Thermal ProtectionBranch; and "A Method for Comput-

ing the Nonequilibrium Radiant E-missions from Near EquilibriumShock Layers", by Gene P. Meaees,

Fluid Mechanics Branch.

VIPos

Leo

Merit Promotion HFF Letters,Commend

VACANCY NOTICETwo RetireesRobert Sanchez and John W. Ir-

Position: Supervisory EngineeringTechnician (GS-II)

Location: Magnetopla s madyna micsBranch

Area of Consideration: Astronaut-ics Directorate.

How to Apply: Telephone Employ-ment Branch, ext. 2021, by July 17.1970.

Further details of this oppor-

tunity are posted on all Centerbulletin boards.

Retiree ReceptionThe Third Retiree Reception held

June 12 in the Ames Cafeteria wasan occassion to remember as theCenter paid tribute to the forty-

four employees who retired duringthe month of June.

Sponsored by the AP~a. <AmesRecreation Association) the affairbrought together well over 500 em-

ployees who extended best wishes

to the honored guests.Committee chairman Harry De

V oto had a hard-working team which

effectively carried out all assigneddetails. Congratulations to the fol-lowing committee members for a }ob

well-done: Catering~ Carl Ball]Decor, Paul Bennett and KenAtchley; Reception, Joan Jaynes;

Music. "Hermie" Gloria; Site Ar-rangement, Leland Goularte; and

Invitations, Vicki Deiwert.

Ballots CountedThe ballots have been counted

and according to a report from theAlL& (Ames RecrsationAssociation)the Ames Store may soon be a real-ity. The vote was two-to-one in

favor of establishing such a facil-ity. More details will be forthcomingat a future date.

win retired from the Machine Branchthis week with the best wishes ofmany of their fellow workers. Theywere especially pleased with aletter of commendation presented

to each of them by members of

the Hypersonic Free-Flight Branch.The letter, signed by the staff

commended them on "your excel-

once in creating intricate small-scale models of aircraft and space-

craft {and sabots} from drawingsthat were not always the best. Thismade possible the launching of mod-

els from guns at extremely highspeeds and we were able to obtaindata not available byother means.."

Special Discounts Offeredto Personnel at Ames

Membership cards, rnail orderdi~cc>unt coupons, and other 6[~eoml

offers &re available without charge

for all Ames employees, tenant or-

ganizations al the Center, and re-

nred An~es employees.. Contac~The

As~rogran: Office, Roon: 134, Ad-

mmtstraDon .Mansgernen: Building.

DISCOUNT CARDSDISNSYLAND: ~.I aglc Kmgdo m,

Club card- = for special benefits a~

Disney-land,

FaONTIER VILLAGE: Frontier

Wonderland Club Cards !or specialbenefits at Frontier Village.

SANTA CRUZ BEACH andBOAflDttALK: React*comber Club

Cards fl)r a 3(I per¢~nl ~iseo~Jn~,

SEA ~AORLD: An~es employees

can no~ receive reduced ratetickeIsto ~a World, on .%Ite.sion cry. Sail

[)*ego. through Sea World’s DolphinC~ub plan,

Frontier Village SpecialFrontier Village is oftering a

special discount for the July 4th

weekend. Admission and unlimited

rides are offered for $2.50 withthe presentation of a Frontier Won-

erland Club card. Membership cardsare available free in the Astrogram

Office.

~ES KESKARCN CENTER FAMILY NIglt~at

SANTA CRUZ BF.,AOE AND BOARDWALK

FRIDAY NIGHT JULY 24, 1970

7:00 p.m. to llp.m.

Ride All Night LonS on All Attractions m for Only

2.50 per person

Exchange this Coupon with $2.50 per person forSpecial Ticket at the Main Ticket Booth near the

Marry-Go-Round.

We want tickets @ $2.50 each: $

Good OnlyFriday NIsht, July 24, 1970

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Training AnnouncementsSPECIAL SEMINAR SERIES - Held in conjunction with the

Stanford-Ames Summer Faculty Fellowship Prngram.Ames Auditor-ium, 3:30 p.m

Thursday, July 9: Dr. Cyril Ponnamperuma, "The ChemicalBasis of Extraterrestrial Life."

Thursday, July 16: Dr. Michael Arbib, "The Evolution of

Intelligence and the Role of Self-Reproducing Machines."STANFORD-AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY AA298

Wednesday, July 8: Professor Arthur L. Schawlow, Chair-man, Department of Physics, "Contemporary Lasers and Theirapplications."

Wednesday, July 15: Irwin Horsey, Editor, Space/Aeronautics"Technological Spin-off From Space."

"Thank You" Notes’~ 1 wish to take this opportunityto

thank all of my friends for the nice

gifts and flowers recteved at myretirement luncheon. I will thinkof you every time I use the waffleiron and the beautiful purse. I amso very proud of my album, whichwill always remind me of the many

pleasant associations I have had atAmes.

I especially en}oyed seeing somany of my friends at the luncheon

and reception. My sincere thanksto each of you.

Mrs. Edna L. MeachamProperty Management"

’+ The retirement luncheon and the

cocktail party, will always remainwith me as a very special memory.

Thanks again to each of you mostsincerely,

Mary Schmidt"

Credit UnionThe Moffett Field Employee’s

Credit Union is now able to offermembership to contractor employ-

ees who work at Ames ResearchCenter. This decision came aftermany discussions and several meet-

ings with the Credit Union Super-visory Authority and was approved

with the proviso that the followingconditions be met:

- Employed continuously with thesame contractor for a period of at

least nine monthst¯ Contract employee cannot be el-

igible for membership in a creditunion composed of employees of the

contractor;¯ Where applicable, payroll de-

duction for the Moffett Field Em-ployees Credit Union will be made

by the employer for the contractemployee.

The Credit Union is located inBuilding 107 NAS Moffett Field,

telephone number 966-5494.

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SUMMER BOWLING¯ . . by Dennis Riddle

The standings of the All-AmesSummer Bowling League as of June

16th:TEAM WON LOST

Dirty Rugs 16 8

Stars 15 9

Vikings 14 10

Number Ones 13 11

Bowl’n Bums 7 17

Raiders 7 17

The week of the 16th saw some

nice games and series bowled:George Falkenthal, 232/565: Hank

Cole, 206/571; Howard Garrison,205; A1 Silva, 528.

The women were right in the

"elo pocket" also: Judy Long, 208/

515; Ann Teshima 183/492; B.J.Carte, 173/436.

Sorry that I de net have the June

23 standings, but would like to men-

tion that Hank Cole was doinggreat:245, 213, 191/649¯ Nice bowling,Hank.

FAST-PITCH SOFTBALLThe Ames Fastpitoh Softhall

team exploded for 11 hits and beatthe Hewlitt Packard Warriors by

a score of 8 to 4. Ames is present-ly tied for first place in the Moun-

tain View League.Box Score

Poe. AB R

Steve Kanally LF 3 2

George Alger 3B 2 1

Reuben l~tar tell SS 4 2

Roger Hecllund CF 3 0

Bob Bell C 3 0

Bruce Ganzler 2B 3 I

Jim Myers 1B 3 1

Roland Duenna RF 3 1

Bob Corbett P 2 0

JOGGERNAUTS.... by Jim Woodruff

Ted Passeau ran the firstannualGolden Gate Marathon in three hoursand fifty six minutes. Ted wasvery enthusiastic about the scenic

course, from Tiburon, around toSausalito, over the Waldo grade,across the Golden Gate Bridge, andfinishing at the Marina. We are moreimpressed that Ted could run 26miles, 385 yards and still enjoy the

scenery.Paul Sebesta and Jim Woodruff

ran the Seventeen Mile Drive racein 49:49 and 56:24, respectively. In

a 17.1 mile race, Bruce Castle ranin h56:30 and Vic D’AIoia tn2:06:10.

HABITAT{Continued from Page I)

the Virgin Islands, Departments ofNavy and HEW, Smithsonian Insti-

tute, U.S. Coast Guard, and G¯E.

AmesAirlngsART GOBETS (Hypersonic Aer-

odynamics) and his wife, Ursula,just returned from an exciting tour

of Holland, Austria and Germany.They arrived at the AmsterdamAirport on April 28, and were metby an old college friend. He told

them that Amsterdam, in 1000 W. D¯was a little fishing village on the

river AmsteL The Gobets visitedthe Ryksmuseum’(Federat Museumof the Netherlands) during theirvisit in the city. There they saw

paintings by Rembrandt, includingthe Ntghtwateh, Vermer, Gabrieland Peiter de Hoogh.

From Amsterdam, they w~nt to

Vienna, via the Vienna Express, a17-hour trip. On arrival, they weremet by Mr, Gobets’ brother and

family. The brothers had not seeneach other for 22 years, and Mr.Gobets met his four nephews and

nieces for the first time.

His brother, who is a portraitpainter, lives with his family nearthe Vienna Woods, Naturally, the

Gobets’ were given a grand tour,

including Solons Mayerling,After five days the Gobets were

off to Munehen, where Mr. Gobetstried to reach Franz Hindelong, a

former NASA exchange scientist,

who worked in the Ames PhysicsBranch. Next was Stuttgart, where

Mr. Gobets met with ProfessorWortmann of the Universityof Stutt-

gart. For two days they discussedthe low turbulence windtunnel Pro-

fessor Wortmann built.After Stuttgart they visited At-

dingen and Freiburg. In Freiburgthey visited another former ex-

change scientist, Wolfgang Uerz-kirch. Wolfgang worked in Ames"

Hypersonic Aerodynamics Branch

fiye years ago. Leaving Freiburg,they made their way to Hanover.There they found the German lan-

guage less "violated" than in Ba-

varia, Serabia or the Black Forest,but the people less than friendly.So, they were soon off to West

Berlin.Mrs. Gohets had loft Berlin in

1949, so it was quite a reunion,with friends, relatives and the city

itself. She found that things had

changed in many ways. The Gobets

included a visit to "the Wall" dur-ing their stay.

After a gala farewell dinner inAmsterdam, they flew home to the

U.S.A. Mr. Gohete olalms it tooka week for his Circadian Rhythms

to readjust, even though he didn’trealize he had them till just re-

cently.DON ADAMS, Army Aeronautical

Research Branch, joined forty other

¯ , .by Jeanne Richardson

Sierra Club members in a tripdown

the Colorado river on rafts, recent-ly. Two rafts,equipped with a boat-man, power motor and twenty Sierramembers each, navigated 310 milesof the Colorado. They went over 100

different rapids, 12 of which weretreacherous. Going over some of

the more difficult rapids, peoplewere thrown from the raft¯ Thosethrown off had to "float" downpast the rapids and were picked up

in quieter waters.Beginning at Lee’s Ferry, the

group traveled for ten days beforereaching their destination, Lake

Mead. The group spent their nightscamping out on the beach, and partof the days hiking into the wilder-ness along the sides of the river¯

They also explored some of the manytributaries along the way.

BETTY RUPP, SpecialProjects,

and TED BROWN, Research Facil-ities Engineering, took off on a littledifferent kind of adventure on May

30. They were married at the Latter-Day Saints Church in Willow Glen.

The wedding was followed by a re-ception at Betty’s parents home anda honeymoon in Hawaii. Mr. andMrs. Brown spent five days onOahuat Waikiki Beach. They tried surf-

ing and sailing, toured Pearl Har-

bour, C.&H. Sugar, Dole Pineapple,and visited the Latter-Day Saints

Temple. The Polynesian CulturalCenter in Lai was the high point oftheir stay on Oahu. Ted said hefound Waikiki similar to Coney Is-

land, Both he and Betty enjoyedthe flower island of Kauii the best.

It was less commercialized andmore secluded than Oahu.

They spent the last two days onthe big island of Hawaii, where they

toured the island and its valcanoes.Welcome home Mr. and Mrs. Brown.

Apologies are e~tended to Mrs.

LORETTA VICE, Technical Infor-mation. In the last Ames Airings

the announcement of the birth of herson was made without mention of her.For those of you whn have been won-

dering, it was Loretta who gavebirth, not her husband (who, tomake up for the last issue, is notbeing mentioned this time.}

The Division secretaries of Aer-onautics and Flight Mechanics Di-

rectorate met for a luncheon in

honor of HELEN SCHONER who re-

tired at the end of June. The lunch-eon was held at Sakura Gardens onWednesday, June 17 in one of the

private rooms where the girls sat"Japanese fashion" on pillows

placed on the floor¯The group presented Helen with

a tote bag which she said will he

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very useful on the bus tours she

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A

VOLUME XI1Number 18

July 16 , 1970

stration ¯ Ames Research Center, Mo|felt Field. CaliforniaNational Aeronautics and Space Admi~

A SALUTE TO THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF AOLLO 11 MOON LANDING"Houston, Tranquillity Base

here, the Eagle has landed." With

this message the waiting worldknew that Astronauts Nell A. Arm-strong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin,Jr. aboard the lunar module hadtouched down on the Moon. The

time was hi7 p.n.. PDT, July 20,a year ago. The first anniversary~f this historical event is at hand

and celebrations areplanned nation-wide.

The Apollo ll, with comr~mderNell Armstrong, command module

pilot Michael Collins and lunar mod-ule pilot ’" Buzz" Aldrin, was launch-ed at 6:a2 a.m. PDT, July 16, fromKennedy Space Center’s LaunchComplex ag-A, aboard a Saturn Vlaunch vehicle. Splashdown was !}:50:

35 a.m. PDT, July 24, 920 mileswouthwest of }tawaii and 210 miles

souwest of Johnston Island. Presi-den~ Nixon was aboard the recovery

ship to watch the splashdown and

to con,gatulate th~ cre~ by inter-eonnlIunicatioo.

At precisely 7:56 p.n;. PDT of

APOLLO 11 ttEMEMBERED ..... The prime crew of the

Apollo 11 lunar landing mission, July 19~9. Left to right areNeil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, command modulepilot; and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., Lunar module pilot.

July 20, Astronaut Armstrongplaced

his left foot on the surface of theMoon and spoke the now-famouswords, "That’s one small step fora man, one giant step for man-

kind."Eighteen minutes later Astronaut

Aldrin joined Armstrong on the lunar

surface and together they read theplaque which remains as a per-manent artifact on the Moon. The

inscription, which symbolizes thenature of the )ourney, reads: "HereMen Fron. the Planet Earth FirstSet Foot Upon the Moon, ,July 19(19,

A.D. We Came in Peace for AllMankind." The plaque bears thesignature of President Nixon, andthe three Apollo 11 crew members.

In 195 hours, !.8 minutes and 35seconds, Apollo ll and AstronautsArmstrong, Aldrin and Collins

moved the world into a new era.The completion of the Apollo

mission met the national objective

of a lunar landing and safe returntoEarth before the end of the decadeset by President Kennedy in 1961.

And President Nixon said, "’ rnis isthe greatest week in the history ofthe world."

WORLD-WIDE INTEREST

Interest in the Apollo ii was in-tense and world wide. The heads of

74 nations sent messages of good-will which were reduced 200 timesby a mierodot process. They were

fitted on a silicon disc about thesize of a silver dollar which wasleft on the Moon. On the personalside, a Peruvian mother named herbaby, bern during the fhght, after

Neil Armstrong.There were many records and

firsts established by the ..\polio Ii

mission. From the largest payload

ever in lunar orbit to the longestlong-distance telepone call in man’shistory which originated m the V, hiteHouse and was relayed to the lunar

module crew on the Moon. It wasthe healthiest flight. None of lhe

crew had to resort to the medicalkit for any reason. All phases of the

lunar touchdown, the Moonwalk, andthe ascent to 50,000 feet were"firsts." .More than 3000 newsmen

from 55 countries beside the [.S.

were on hand to report the event.Japanese news media were repre-sented by a press corps of morethan 100 correspondents. Comsat

estimated viewers totaled 500 mil-lion.

Like an), great scientific a-

chieve ment the manned lunar landingis improving the quality of life on

Earth. Study of soil brought backfron: the Moon is helping unravelthe secrets of the universe and may

even provide a better insight intothe true origin of life.

The Apollo 11 crew undoubtedly

has been seen in person by morepeople throughout the world than an}’

other three men who have lived onEarth. As a team and individually,

they have appeared before millionsduring more :ban 100 public appear-antes during the past year.

On this first anniversary of the

Apollo 11 moon landing, where arethe principals no~? Armstrong isNASA Deputy Associate Adminis-

trator for Aeronautics, Collins isAssistant Secret~ry of State for

Public Affairs, and Aldrin is on

flight duty at the Manned SpacecraftCenter in Houslon ..... ttappyanniversary to the Apollo crew!

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Editor’s Note: This is the first ina series of articles which will ex-plain the various work-study pro-grams, both scientific and technical.in progress at the Center.

De Anza Work-Study ProgramBegun at Ames

¯ . . by Jeanne Richardson

Twenty-five De Anza College

students began the first phase of

a joint vocational work engagementprogram at Ames when they report-ed for work on July 6. They areworking full-time, training as ma-

chine tool technicians and metalfabrication technicians, during thesummer months. In September theywill begin attending classes at DeAnza, white working half-day sched-

ules at Ames. Some of these classeswitl be taught by Ames personnel atDe Anza. The program is adminis-

tered by the Ames Training Office.STUDENTS

The students were recruitedfrom Redwood City to San Jose, andrepresent fourteen different high

schools. At the end of four suc-cessive academic years of combinedotasswork and work experience theywill receive an Associate in Science

Degree, This will qualify them asfully trained technicians in theirfields. The two curriculums offeredthis year are Machine Tool Tech-nology and Metals Fabrication

Technology.The courses at De Anza will

include the California requirements

for an Associate in Science degreeand such related courses as metal-turgy, drafting, blueprint reading andtooling. With the successful com-

pletion of these courses and thetraining at Ames, thestudentwork-ers wit1 be machinists and metalfabricators with an opportunity to

go into advanced model making andbuilding.

TECHNICIANS

Ames Research Center, as well

as outside indas~ies, has a con-tinuing need for such technicians.

With the normal retirement andtransfer turn-over rate, a number offully-trained technicians is neededeach year, Thus, Ames will not

only be providing a training oppor-tunity for students, but an access-ible work force for the Center. Al-

though there are no guarantees tothe students ofemploymentatAmes.the Center will hire as many of thegraduates as possible.

Since the program covers foursuccessive academic years, the stu-

wfll be in the

FUTURE TECHNICIANS .~ ...... Jake Cruz (right) and John Cordova

(center} work with Journeyman, Glen De Witt in the Metals Fab-rication Branch on the modification of engine inlets of the X-I4-Aaircraft. Upon the successful completion of this four-year program.

the twelve De Anza technician trainees will be fully-trained metalfabrication technicians.

DE ANZA TRAINEES ..... Robert Osborne (right) and JohnTorres (center}, with Foreman, Thomas H. Tassi are picturedworking on their first assignment, machining the diameter of an

aluminum and magnesium laminated cylinder. Robert and John aretwo of the thirteen trainees beginning a four year training program

in the Machine Branch.

Iqew I.i htweight Space Suits SoughtFashions for astronauts! Well--

not quite. But space suits for U.S.astronauts are about to changestyles.

NASA has asked industry to de-

velop a lightweight space suit,weighing only about 12 pounds, and

Machine Branch and the MetalsFabrication Branch continuously

for those years, Each summer anew group of students will begin

the program, and will continue intheir respective branch for four

successive

comfortable enough to be worn full-time during future space flights.

Current pressure suits are bulkyand restrict movement even whenunpressurized.

The new suit would include a

collapsible helmet for quick pres-surization in emergency.

The suit is to be durable enough

to withstand pro flight training andtesting and missions lasting up toone year with daily donning and

doffing, And it is to be designedso a crewman can put it on with-out assistance, hook up the space-craft oxygen system, and pressur-

zze the suit two minutes.

AMES COMPUTERCONTRACT LET

NASA has selected the Com-

puter Sciences Corporation in LosAltos for final negotiation of a con-tract to maintain, operate and per-

form selected modification of thecomputer facilities for the simu-

lation laboratories at Ames. The re-quirement includes programming

and various engineering supportfunctions.

The value ofthecost-plus-award

fee contract is estimated at $3.3million.

The cost for the first year is

estimated at $l million. Total es-timated cost including options is

about $3.3 million.The period of performance is for

one year with options to continue theservices for twoaddittonatone-year

periods.Computer Sciences was selected

from among five companies who sub-mitred proposals for this work.

The contractor will be required

to provide personnel and materialsat the Ames Center, necessary tosupport operation of the computers

for the simulation laboratory. Thesimulation laboratory supportsAmes research scientists in ararity of disciplines who utilize

simulation in their research ac-tivities.

Apollo 12 PicturesA new NASA picture set con-

raining eight full color and two blackand white pictures of the Apollo12 Moon landing is now available.

The set includes several spectac-ular "firsts" in pictures: SurveyorII1 visited by an astronaut from"home"; the Sun being eclipsed by

Earth; an unexplained "mound" onthe lunar surface. Each of the lith-

ographs is printed on high quality11" x 14" paper, suitable for fram-ing,

For information and orderforms, contact "The Astrogram"

office, APR-241-4, ext. 2385, orthePublic Affairs Office, DI-200-12,ext. 2671. A full set of the picturesis on display in either office.

I

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~s~trgb Cellar¯ Natio~t staten|Ice ~tnd ~c~ Ad*

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Editor .......... Dot Evana

Repor’,er m ........ NASA Smptoy~s

Deadll~m for conlrLl~ttoas;

raur~y be~ ~bl~g~o~ t~t~m

Personnel ( orner NASA Space Ecology¯ Survey Publication

Employeel who are eligible for Based on technical reports by aoptional Civil Service retirement number of earth scientists, some ofoften express serious concern over the possible scientificusesofspace-their ability to make the financial craft in the 1970’s are outlined inand personal adjustments which re- "Ecological Surveys from Space,"tireinent may require them to make. a new NASA publication.Trial retirement programs have The 75-page soft-bound book sug-been established in some Federal gests a few of the possible uses foragencies, including NASA, in order surveys from spacecraft in sevento allow these employees to have important disciplines of naturalexperience in retirement with an science: geography, agriculture,assurance that they will be able to forestry, geology, hydrology, ocean-return to work at the same sal- ography and cartography.ary at the end of one year if they It is intended to call the attentionwish to do so. Federal employees of more specialists in these dis-who have participated in the trial ciplines to the potentialities of ec-retirement program have obtained ological surveys from orbiting sat-valuable experience; and most of ellites, the whole world’s surfacethem have found on the basis of can be surveyed in a variety ofthis experience, that they were able ways. as often as necessary, to helpto retire permanently, meet increased demands on the

Any employee who is eligible for Earth’s resources.optional retirement under the Civil Both the advantages and dis-Service Retirement System mayap- advantages of remote sensing ofply for participation in the trial various features of the Earth’s sur-retirement program. Those not el- faces are expected to become clear-igible for trial retirement are; era- er in 1972 when NASA’s first Earthployees who are eligible for dis- Resources Tectmology Satellite (E-ability, discontinued service, or RTS) is placed in orbit.mandatory Civil Serviceretirement; The new book, NASA SP-230,reemployed annuitants; those who contains 38 color photos as well asretire after notificationthat theyare black and white pictures taken fromunder investigation or after re- aircraft and the Gemini and Apollocalving notice that disciplinary ac- vehicles. It may be purchased fortion is being considered. $1.75 from the Superintendent of

A description of procedures for Documents, U.S. Government Print-

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Training AnnouncementsSPECIAL SEMINAR SERIES-Held in conjunction with the Stanford-Ames Summer Faculty Fellowship Program. Ames .~uditorium,

3:30 p.m.

Thursday, July 23: Dr. John McCarthy, Professor of Com-puter SCience, Stanford University "ArtificiaIIntelligence: PossibleForms of Intelligence in the Universe."

Monday, July 27: Dr. Ronald N. Braeewelt, Director, Radio

Astronomy institute, Stanford University. "Interstellar MessengerProbes."

Thursday, July 30: Dr. Frank Drake, Associate Director.Center for Radinphysics and Space Research, Cornell University"Methods of Communication; Message Content; Search Strategy;:Interstellar Travel"All lectures will be held in the Main Auditorium at 3:30 pro.

STANI~ORD - AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY SEMINAR-AA298Wednesday, July 22: HaroldMasursky, Chief, BranchofAstro-

geologic Studies. U.S. Geological Survey, Flagstaff, Arizona, "Apollo

Contributions to Lunar Geology"

Wednesday, July 29: Donald G. C-ermeraad, Manager and ChiefTest Engineer, Space S~e Program, Lockheed Missiles and

Space Company, "Impact of Aerospace Technology on Future OceanSystems."

SPECIAL ONE-DAY WORKSHOPS-Held in conjunction withthe Stanford-Ames Summer Faculty Fellowship Program:

Thursday, July 23: Dr. Arthur Bryson, ~Control Theory,"9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Building 233, Room 227.

Monday, August 3: Dr. Holt Ashley, "Aeroelastinity, " 9a.m. to 3 p.m., Building 241, Room 147/149.

Thursday, August 6: Dr. Milton Van Dyke, "AnalyticalMethods in Fluid Mechanics, "9 a.m. to 3 p.m,, Building 233,

Room 227.Names of attendees should be submitted to the Training Officethrough the branch.

requesting and approving trial re- ing Office, Washington,D.C.

2°’°2 --’--"eac’" ’ g’tAKAD htirsment at Arums may be found inthe .,SA-Ames a gement Mac- SPECIAL NOTICEual, 3831-1 and 2 respectively, dated The ARA sponsored Ames Faro-June 24, 1970. An employee who The Public Affairs Office, NASA ily Night at Santa Cruz beach andwhishes to excercise his reemploy- Headquarters, is interested in doing boardwalk is Friday, July 24, fromnJent rights must notify the Ames a roundup of NASA people or their 7 p.m. to ll p.m. A special ticketPersonnel Officer in writing. This spouses who are serving or seeking enabling one to ride on all attrac-must be done not later than the first public office, elective or appointive, tions wilt be available at the Board-workday of the eleventh month after For details call the Ames Public walk for $2.50 and the couponprint-the date of his separation for re- Affairs Office, ext. 2671. ed in the July 2 "Astrngram."tirement.,be reaming retiree will be VACANCYNOTICESreemployed in a position for whichhe is qualified at the same grade

Merit Promotionand salary step that he held prior

Location

Vehicle Environ-

ment Division

Structural Dynam-ics Branch

Area ofConsideration

Center-wide

Directorate-wide

Directorate-wide

Materials Re-search Branch

Magnetoplasma- Directorate-dynamics Branch wide

details of these opportunities are available at extention 2021.,

to retirement, with two exceptions. Position GradeFirst, when provided for in the

trial retirement agreement, he may Secretary (Steno.) GS-6be reemptoyed at any grade and

Salary which does not exceed his for-n~er grade and salary; and second, no Supervisory, GS-10/llretiree willbe reemployedabove the Aerospace Engi-GS-15 l____~evel or equivalent, neeriug Technician

Theatre Offer soper lsory OS-lO,llTickets ere still available at the Physical SCience

Century 24 theatre for the July 28 TechnicianS p.m, showing of "Darling Lili"

for $2.40. The discount coupon, Supervisory GS-10/llwhich must be mailed with the re- Aerospace Engi-mittance and a stamped self-ad- neering Techniciandressed envelope, is in the last issue (Amended)of "The Astrogram." Further

FLYING CLUB"Mac" Megenity, manager, and

Les Baker. office manager, of the

Air Force Club, Building 75 onMoffett Field, would like to extendan invitation to all Ames employeesto join their flying club. Due to a

recent change in a Department ofDefense regulation, Amespersonnelcan now be admitted into the AirForce Club.

Aside from other benefits, theclub owns three Cessna 150’s, oneCessna 172 and two Navyions. Thereis an initial membership fee of $25and a monthly fee of $t0. Thoseinterested may calI either "Mac"

or Les at 739-4510, ext. 2584, from8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

TRAVEL CLUBAnyone interested in joining an

Ames Travel Club. please contact

ARA members; Jeanne Clemson,ext. 2003 or Janet Konrath. ext.2009.

SKI CLUBPreparations are being made for

an Ames ski club. Anyone interested

in this winter sport should contactJeanne Richardson at ext. 2973.

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STUDENT PILOT .... SUE NORMAN (Mission Analysis Divisi~)n)

is pictured with her instructor recieving her Aircraft Ownersand Pilots Association IAOPA) Solo Flight Certificate. She saidit took her 20 hours in the sky and about six weeks to arrive atthis stage of her pilot’s career. From here Sue will go on to learn

such necessary subjects as navigation and instrument control¯

Ames Ai,.i.g s

.... Jeanne Richardson

CAL EDDLEMAN (RFEEB) and

DEAN N. JAYNES (MeasurementSciences) spent ten days and 225miles navigating the Colorado riveron a raft, not too long ago. Theytraveled with a group of China Lake

personnel, organized by Dr. RichardRoberts. Dr. Roberts, now employed

by China Lake, was previously withAmes in the Measurement SciencesBranch.

Wild burros, big horn sheep,rattlesnakes, hawks and a wild tur-

key were among the observers ofthe group, whenever they hiked in-land. However, sidetrips were not

a prerequisite for being observed bythe natives. On one of the hairier

rapids two large vultures watchedpatiently as the raft ran into sometrouble. After being swirled com-pletely around on two previous rap-

ids, the guide had decided to pre-pare the group for this next largerapid, called "Upset." The plans

were to move down the middle,past the first two waves and drivehard to the right, missing a large

hole. Instead, the raft veered tothe left of the rapid, getting partiallycaught in the hole. On another rapid,the raft was bounced off the canyonwall, and turned sideways¯ In this

precarious position the group could

feel the large boulders, lying on thebottom of the river scrape the under-side of the raft. Despite the mishaps

and the vultures, however, Cal and

Dean had a great time.

FAST-PITCH SOFTBALL¯ . . by Bruce Ganzler

The Ames Fastpiteh SoftballTeam started the second half ofplay in the Mountain View League byscoring an 8 to 7 win over the Hew-

titt Packard Cups. The big blow ofthe game was a grand slam homerun by George Alger. Ames tooksecond place in the nine team leaguefor the first half of play.

Pos. AB R H

B. Holmes 1B 4 1 2

B. Ganzler 2B 4 1 3

G. Alger SS 4 1 2

B, Bell C 2 1 1

R¯ Hedlund CF 4 i 0

S. Vice LF 3 1 1

J. Myers 3B 3 0 1

R. Duenas RF 3 0 I

R. Wicker RF 0 0 0

B. Corbett p 2 1 0

29 8 it

SUMMER BOWLING. . , by Dennis Riddle

The standings of the All-Ames

Summer Bowling League as of July7:

WON LOST

Dirty Rugs 25 1/2 10 1/2

Vikings 22 14

Number Ones 19 17

Stars 18 1/2 17 1/2

Raiders 12 24

Bowl’n Bums 11 25

The men were not up to their

usual games, buff there were stillsome nice games and series bowled:Hank Cole, 187-185-181/553; Pete

Paquette, 512; George Falkenthal,

GOLF¯ . . by Kay Bruck

Forty-five golfers made up

of Ames members and their gueststeed off at Spring Hills Golf Coursein Watsonville on July 3. The day washot, the course was at least challeng-

ing and the scores were high.Jim Nelan, Chairman of this spe-

cial holiday tournament, reportedthat the players were placed in two

flights - handicap andCalloway. Thewinners in the handicap flight were:

First place, Ben Beam; secondplace tie, Bob Sheaffer, F. Thomas,

Bill Page; fifthplacetie, John Hawk-ins and Don Dust.

The winners of the Calloway

flight were:First place, Mrs. Jim Silver; sec-

ond place, Mrs. Ron Denison; thirdplace, Mrs. Fred Carpenter.

Bert Nevotti, our bearded friend,set a new course record taking a 17

on the third hole¯ This cost Bertthetournament. His consolation prizewas one draft beer (donated by friend).

The next regular tournament is

a_t Aptos Beach on July 25,

SOFTBALL.... by Grantland Wheat

The Fighting Pumas took thefirst half title by downing a tena-

cious Instrumental team 3 to 1 onJune 24. Although the I’s com-mitted no errors and gave up only

6 hits, the Pumas bunched 4 of thesehits to score all their runs in thesixth inning. Steve Kanally’s two-run double was the decisive blow,

But the Mighty l’s bounced backwith a vengence, knocking off Acre

9-7 and TGD 5-3 to star: the secondhalf of the season. [nother games T-GD slipped by Space Science on July

1 by a score of i0-9; then July 7the Spacemen again came up losers,this time to Aero. by 13 to 3.

Second half standings as of July l0are:

W L Pet.

Instrumentals 2 0 1.0O0

Aero 1 1 .500

TGD 1 1 .500

Fightings Pumas* 0 0 .000

RFE 0 0 .00D

Space Science 0 2 .000

*First half champions. Congratu-

lations Fighting Pumas

507: Howard Garrison, 210: andLarry Powell, 182.

The women must have been steal-ing the strikes from the men: JanKonrath, 196/527; Judy Long 466;

Ann Teshima, 186/465; and JeanneClemson, 179.

WANT ADSThe Astro~eam*s #d ~tlon ~s p~a~.’ldsd~.saper-

Bocatl, non-,vom~rcL~l asr~lce to Ames em~|o~s.

Adve rtls~r mul~t h~ l~emtif[ecl by r~, ext~nB ~ andorsauiz~Iz~ TI~ ~ ~y be l~dt mltof ¢J~ ad but

is ll~’~e5 for ~r~s, Ads must be Bubmi~d Ill

wrltiag to The AsCertain, N-241-4, by Tl~r~y, a

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pbol~e number mu~ be prov~defl as a l~tnt ~I ~or~t~e~

~x¢~pt ha carpool ~ott¢~$.

AUTOMOBILES

Fc~r Sale-~64 Ford Faleo~ two d~or ~, radio

~n~ au~imatLo tranemlsBLon, $500. V. F. l~s~h+ApL 186, ~235 Cal~fOrn~ A~en~, Mouatatm View,

allfv~ala,

THAN S~W~ $2~ ~4~4~

For Sale-1961 Classic Bamb[er, l-door 8~laa, G~dCo~ditlon, $125 C.~t[ 32~-1180.

TRANSPORTATION

Sumlr~r employed coll~ge sZ~an~ ~s trangpo~-

tatlon hot--can An~e ~ p~r~Iz ",’a[|ey a~e~. [me+

gm~Ing July 27 g to 4;30+ Call Jac~le K~Ib+ ext.

2~88 or 851-0361. evenn~g~

Ri~e War~d dalty ~tween A~r~s ~ El Camtn~

at Hollen~ck, 5~nyvate; ~ to 4:30 shift. Call

Margaret Hlaes. exl. 2~78,

Ride Nee~e~l, s~ran~r only, fr~ AnWs t~ Pals-

Allo area, lSt~afor~ TerraceL Can ?r~ide rld~ tc

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Transi~rt~tt~n needed, sumlner enlploy~ college

stu~lent t~e~a transpertagio~ for the r~cnth M At~l~-

~eL. ~. 12~h SU (near San Josa ~ta~L 8 to 4;~0.

Call De~rs NNerman. ext. 2~CB.

IIOUZING

For Nero-South ~nd of Frvm~ (half ho~r 1:c Amen)hL~ ylL’~i WlI~I C~tt~l~ covmtxy o~’er blt©~ f~n~. ~m-

fur0.is~ed 2-story, 3+bedroom. 2 1/2 I~th, !amtly

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~le&nulg ~epo~tt re~Iulr~fl ~ 1 year tease. Awat[-

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For Meut-Sun~ys~ ~res ol Tahc@, ray.retina co~Age.

2+~dr~ra. walk ~ teach or rasrln~, $90 per w~,

$40 ~r weekead, Calf 32~-4g¢2~

For ~l¢-Ge, ll CLubs: H & N rel~mt~red irons, truetemper dl’~mlc italI+ ~2 thr~agh 05, ~lu~lxltter,

$30. 5~aulding "TOp FLIt~h¢" items, Stalr~es~

s~eel hea~a, #3 t~oogh ~9+ SIS. Call, Va~ ELLen al

For Sale-12 watt Ir, eac aF. AIT~llfler, like ~w

Kn£g.!xl-Kl~. KM-[5. $12, ~IGI 75fi-398~..

For Sale*Enc~el~dta Br~ttanlca d~lu~ ~,. I~~dttla~, lfi~ a~w. I~lud~lg hoolmt~, atla~ and year

For ~e-W~mber and drFer, good condltJ~, $50 ~r

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For Sale- pedlgree (AKC rel[laLvatlon} male Ltb-

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¯ ]~OLUME XIINUMBER 19July 30, 1970

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NASA Gives Peru Assist in Quake AreaThe government of Peru has ac-

cepted NASA’s offer to send one ofits remote sensing aircraft to helpassess damage resulting from therecent severe Peruvian earthquake.

The aircraft, stationed at theManned Spacecraft Center, departedJuly 11. stopped in Mexico City topick up two representatives of theMexican Space Commission’s earth

resources team experienced in re-

ntote sensing and arrived in LimaJuly 12.

A Lockheed Electra equipped toacquire black and white, color and

color infrared photography and ther-mal infrared imagery, the plane willbe used to obtain data over the areain northern Peru which suffered themost severe earthquake damage.

Data acquired duringthe missionwhich supplements data already ob-

tained by the Peruvian governmentwill be processed at the MannedSpacecraft Center and furnished as

rapidly as possible to Peruviangovernment authorities for analysis.

Duration of the mission will befrom a week to a month dependingupon cloud cover conditions. It isexpected that the data, in addition

to helping the Peruvian governmentassess damage and plan reconstruc-

tion. will also contribute to the fu-ture application of the science of

remote sensing to natural disasters.Approximately 30 different flights

are scheduled duringthe next sever-al weeks, along the Pacific coast ofPeru as well as the Santa Valleywhich experienced the heaviest dam-

age.

Civil Defense

the Santa Clara County Office of

Civil Defense that the next regulartesting of the Civil Defense alert and

warning system occurs at 11 a.m.on Friday, July 31.

New Ames Space Science Research

Laboratory Opened Last Week

SIGNAL

The test consists of a steady si-ren tone for one ndnute, a minute ofsilence, then a warbling tone orseries of short blasts for a minute.

TANGIBLE SAVINGS . . . resulting from a suggested modification to the Gorton Mastermi] in the Machine Branch hasearned a $30 cash award for James N. Gabbard (right). His

proposal that a tray-a-dial indicator be attached to the Master-rail has greatly increased the capability of the machine. Thestandard Mastermil can now accommodate work normally found

on larger and more costly machines offered by the nmnufactur-or. Mr. Gabbard is pictured explaining the details of the indica-tor to Apprentice Modelmaker, James M. Petorson (left). operator

of the machine.

Moving vans were busy last week physics, planetology, planetaryas members of the Space Sciences atmospheres and interplanetaryDivision weregatheredfromvartous particles and rr, agnetic fields aresites throughout the Center and re- conducted at Ames. Successful re-located in the ne~ Space Science search is prerequisite to the de-Research Laboratory. sign of future space vehicles and

Located on the east side of the experiments as welI as to basicCenter grounds just north of the understanding of the nature andSystems Engineering Building, con- origin of the solar system and thestruction of the new facility began in universe.January 1969. The Ames project engineer was

The reinforced concrete strue- Gerald E. Peterson, RFE Branch.ture has about 76,000 square feet in

two floors, a basement, and anPICTURES WANTED FOR:attached high bay. The latter is to

be used for large la ora rg"a-efrom thePasttory equipment such as the vertical

gun for impact cratering studies, "The Page from the Past", athe Long-Pass Gas Cell, and a summertime feature in "The Astro-large vacuumchamberwithionbeam gram", continues to interest mere-for plasma instrumentation work, bets of the Ames staff - - so we

Except for a small group of have decided to add to our collectionresearch scientists and technicians and have planned a new series ofin the Planetotogy Branch conducting pictures for a forthcoming issue.an experiment which cannot be Any recognizable photograph (nomoved at this time, the remaining baby pictures, please} taken during70 members of the Space Science the period 1940-55 would be appre-Division, directed by* Dr. Charles elated, tt can be a picture takenP. Sonett, have moved to the new anywhere in the world-- employ-Laboratory. meet at Ames during that period

The Space Sciences Division. is NOT a requirement.under the Directorate for Astro- During the past three summersnautics, conducts research directed over 225 photographs of Ames end-toward understanding the Earth’s ployees have appeared in "ThePageenvironment, the Earth - Sun re- from the Past" and there is roomlationship, and the nature and origin for n.any more. Send prmts or snap-of the solar system and the universe, shots to Dot Evans, Editor, "The

Both laboratory and space flight Astrogram", Mail Stop 241-4. Re-experiments in the fields of astre- turn is guaranteed.

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AMES SUMMER AID COUNSELOR . . . Tom Jones (second

from left} is pictured explaining the lunar landing mission to’{l to

r) To:ramie Smith, De Ann Burse and Calvin Chen during an orien-

tation tour. The three students are part of a group of 50 in the

Center’s Summer Aid program.

TELEMETRY GROUND STATION . . .Summer :kids Randall

Gillespie (above machine) and Christopher Leidich (center}

pictured here with supervisor Ed Gabris (Vehicle Guidance and

Control Branch} working in the Telemetry Ground Station. The

Aids are working with receivers, the first stage of communication

Fifty Summer Aids at Ames lake Partin Nationwide Work-Study Program

.... by Jeanne Bichardson

For the fifth consecutive sum-

mer Ames’ kdlways and labs are

being brightened by the young faces

of Summer Aids. This year 50

students between the ages of 16

and 20 came from various BayArea

high schools and colleges. They

began work on June 15 and will

leave to return to school on Sept-

enLber 10. Some have come back to

:~.mes for their third summer with

this government-wide program, in

which all federal agencies partici-

pate.

The students were recommended

for ~he program by their school

counselors, then screened and hired

at the Center. To be eligible the

students had to be from 16 to 21

years of age, with family incenses

falling within a specified range.

The Aids are employed in a

variety of positions which are not

only signihcant and important to

then, but also important to their

employing agency’s mission. Every

effort is n~ade to nmtoh the Aid’s

area of employment with his area

of interest in school. Thus, when-

ever possible, the student is given an

opportunity to gain work experience

in his chosen field. Even when such

a match of interests is notpossible,

the students are provided with pro-

ductive work-training experiences.

The jobs this summer cover a

wide variety of fields and interests.

For instance Gilbert Padilla who

will be attending Yale in the fall

under a scholarship, is working on

e unique study in the Biomedical

Branch with Dr. Edward Crossnmn.

There is a possibility that Xtr. Pa-

dilla will be writing a dissertation

on the study, revolving the food intat~e

of birds and rats.

Upstairs fromGilbert, inthe Life

Detection Systems Branch, another

Summer Aid, Susan Fong, is working

with Bonnie Berdahl on a back-up

project for the Viking Experiment

which will be going to Mars in 1975.

Susan, a very cheerful girl, will

a~tend the University of California

at Santa Cruz in September under a

chemistry scholarship.

Like Gilbert and Susan, most of

the Aids are working in areas that

are of interest to them. It is hoped

that all the Aids will benefit as

much from the work experience this

summer as the Center has from their

en~ployment.

During an interview with Tom

Jones, the Summer Aid counselor at

Ames, he stated, "I have 50 students,

and they’re alI great," a feeling that

is shared by their supervisors as

wet1. He intends to make counseling

a lifetin.c profession.

A recent graduate of Stanford,

Tom will continue his education in

the fall at either U.C. Berkeley or

Cal. State at Hayward, and hopes

eventually to do counseling work

m a institution

STUDENT RESEARCHERS...Susan Fong (center) and Gilbert

Padilla (right) are working this sununer as Summer Aids in the

Life Sciences Directorate. Ames Chendst Bonnie Berdabl (left}

Life Detection Systems Branch, watches Summer Aids Susan and

Gilbert as they concentrate on a back-up project for the I975

Viking Experiment. ),lost of the Aids are gaining work experience

in their major field of interest before entering college in Sept-

enther.

BOWLERS WANTEDTime to begin planning for the

All-Ames Winter Bowling League!

Break out your bowling bali and

join us at Moonlite Lanes (Santa

Clara) on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m.

The winter league will be starting in

September and will continue through

AprK. We want to hear from ALL

interested teams and individuals as

soon as possible. The league is

open to Ames and Ames contractor

personnel and their spouses. Call

or write Dennis Riddle, League

at 2241 or 227-2 now!

Editor’s Note:

The above article is the second

in a series explaining the various

work-study programs now in pro-

gress at Ames.

Personnel CornerPERSONNEL RECORDS

Ames employees are reminded

to keep their personnel records

up to date. blake sure that Offi-cial Personnel Folders include allexperience and training not alreadycontained in previous applications

or other records which are filedin the Folder.

You may review your Folder in

the Personnel Division’s Recordsand Reports Branch, Room 145. if

your Folder is not up to date withregard to experience and training

you may prepare a current SF 172for inclusion in your Folder.

JOGGERNEWSFive Joggernauts ran the 9.2

mile road race at Holy City, June

28. Runners and times were: Bruce

Castle, 58:56; Paul Sebesta, 62:51

Vic D’Aloia, 65:18; Ted Passeau,

72:15; and Jim Woodruff, 75:24.

We supposed any hills would seem

small after that run, but the Felton

race, also 9.2 miles, on July 12w~s steeper. Eight doggernautsfin-

}shed this one: Bruce Castle, 65:

46; Paul Sebesta, 69:53; Jim Mc

Clenahan, 70:02; Vic D’Aloia, 73:

00; John Arveson, 75:56; Jim

V. oodruff 77:29; Ted Passeau, 78:39; and Roger tledlund 8h24. Three

ABA Executive Board

Army Aeronautical Research Lab.

is recording acoustic noise from

rotor blades. Do you have some

noise to make about activities you’d

like to see organized atAmes? Call

Frank, a menlber of the Ames Rec-

reation Association Executive Board

ext. 2991.

of Bob Johnson’s sons finished both

races. The youngest is SLX }’ears

old.

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Training AnnouncementsSPECIAL SEMINAR SERIES - Held in nonsunction with the Stanford-

Ames Summer Faculty Fellowship Program. Ames Auditorium.3:30 p.m.

Thursday, August 20: Dr. Bernard M. Oliver, Vice-President

for-~esearch and Development, Ilewlett-Paekard Company. "Tech-nical Considerations in the Design of a Microwave System for Inter-

stellar Communication"

Thursday, August 27: Dr. Samuel Aronoff, Dean, GraduateSchool of Arts and Sciences, Boston College, "The Longevietyof Civilizations"

Monday, August 31: Dr. Philip Morrison, Professor of Physics

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ’*Conclusion :Entropy, Life

and CorfJmunication,~

STANFORD-AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY SEMINAR-AA298Wednesday, August 5: Dr. Alfred J. Eggers, Jr. Assistant

Adn]thistrator, Office of Policy, NASA, Washington, D.C, "NASA

Programs for the 70’s"

SPECIAL ONE-DAY WORKSHOPS - Held in conjunction with

the Stanford-Ames Summer Faculty Fellowship Program:

Wednesday, August 14: Topic: Applied Aspects of Adaptation:

Sleep, Stress and Desynchronization.

Lecturers: Dr. David Jaeobowitz, Assistant Professor, De-

partment of Pharn:acolog),, University of Pennsylvania School of

Medicine.Dr. ,Jack D. Barchas, Assistant Professor, Department of

Psychiatry, Stanford University School of Medicine.Dr. Joan Vernikos Danellis, Research Scientist. Physiology

Branch, Ames Research Center, NASA.Dr. Charles M. Winget, Research Scientist, Physiology

Branch, Ar~.es Research Center, NASA.

TIMES: 10:00 a,m. to 12:00 noon and 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.Names of attendees should be submitted to the Training Officethrough the branch.

Special:

ForWorkingCouples

How to claimyour wlthholdl~Exempt~ns

Couple Entitled to:

I! Combined Wages arc over the h>llowing -- claim exemptions as Shown:

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New Low. IncomeAllowances -1969Tax Reform Act

The Tax Reform Act of 1969

establishes a new low-income al-

lowance which is availahle to mar-ried couple only when a joint incometax return is filed. The withhold-

ing system gives each employee thelow-income allowance because itwould have created serious corn-

plications for employers if differenttreatment had been provided for

employees whose spouses work and

those who de not. The result isthat if both husband and wife work,not enough tax is withheld, and at

the end of the year the couple mayface a large tax hill to make upthe difference between the with-holding and actual income tax,

The eh.xrt reprinted here showstaxpayers (when both husband and

wife earn wages) how best to allo-

cate withholdingexemptions to claimon their Forms W-4 and avoid too

little tax being withheld.

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Am s Airlngs¯ ¯ . by Jeanne Richardson

TONY QUARTUCCIOArtists at work and exhibits of

their paintings were featured last

week at an art show at South LakeTahoe¯ A front page photograph inthe "Tahoe Daily Tribune" showingthe artists at work caught TONYQUARTUCCIO (Planetology Br.)

the foreground with a display of hisfine oil paintings whichdepict scenesaround the Lake. Tony likes to vaca-

tion there because of the art showand the many scenic areas which

are an artist’s delight¯BEN BEAM (Instrumentation) and

his wife, Helen, justreturnedfromawonderful trip to the Hawaiian Is-lands. They visited Maul, Kauai, the

big island of Hawaii, and Oahu. Ben

seems to have picked up quite a bitof the geological history of the is-

lands during the tour. He and Helenplayed golf on Kauai, the oldest ofthe islands. Because it is the oldestthere ~s less evidence of the vol-canic activity that caused it’s for-

mation. Ben said it was lush green,and the most naturaIly beautifulofthe islands¯ They played golf on a

total of five of the Hawaiian coursesand name hack with beautiful tans¯One of the courses they played was

on the "big island" of Hawaii.This, Ben said, was the youngestmost recently formed island. Thereis an abundance of hardened lava,

evidence of past volcanic eruptions,as well as a semi-active volcano.

Ben said they didn’t spend muchtime on Oahu. However, they didtake a stroll through the inter-

national Market Place in Waikiki.While there they had the typical

Hawaiian snack (What else 7) Pizzaand beer.

The ole stork has been so busyaround Ames lately, the poor bird

is reported to be in the big hangargetting a wing job. Massey, Data

Service personnel have beenpartic-ularly flight time°

Four beautiful bab, were bornto happy Kenneth

FAST-PITCH SOFTBALL¯ . . by Bruce Ganzler

The Ames Fastpiteh Softballdropped a 6 to 2 ballgame to the

Mountain View Apaches to even theirrecord to 1 and 1 for the second

half of play. Mike Green had atriple in the losing effort¯BOX SCORE

Pos AB R H

B¯ Holmes 1B 1 0 0

S. Vice RF 1 0 0

E. Lampkin RF 0 0 0

M. Green LF 3 1 2

G. Alger SS 2 1 0

R. Hedlund CF 2 0 0

B. Ganzler 2B 2 0 l

B. Bell C 2 0 0

J. Myers 3B 2 0 0

B. Corbett P 1 0 0

16 2 3

SUMMER BOWLING¯ . . by Dennis Riddle

The standings of the All-Ames

Summer Bowling League as of July2hTEAM WON LOST

Dirty Rugs 31 1/2 12 1/2

Stars 23 1/2 20 1/2

Number Ones 23 21

Vikings 22 22

Bowl’n Bums 17 27

Raiders 15 29

The last two weeks some of the-men have been making up for losttime! A fewer the games and series

have been: Dennis Riddle, 250/574;Bill Gilwee, 235/545: Frank Cleary,

227/573; Howard Garrison, 212;Hank Cole, 203/533; and Pete Pa-quette, 528. Sorry about that, ladies.

it must have been the men’s turnto get the strikes.

TRAVEL CLUBAnyone interested in joining an

Ames Travel Club. please contactAPES, members; Jeanne Clemson,ext. 2003 or Janet Konrath, ext.2009.

Michael Sliter, 81bs. 5oz., was bornto Mike and Beth on July 11; GarretCharles Neier, 71bs. 4oz., was bornto Danny and Karen on July 21; Ken-

neth Ryan Glynn, 71bs. 9oz. was bornto Martin and LaVonne on July 22

and James Joseph Franklin Reming-ton, 61bs 13 1/2 oz., was born to

James and Sandra Remington on July22.

PAUL SCHARMEN(Materials Pro-cessing Branch) and his wife, Sharon

are the proud parents of a newdaughter, 2 month old, Jill Marita.She was adopted into their familyand joins her two adopted brothers,John and Christopher.

:atutations to all f the new

cnts!

GOLF¯ . . by Kay Bruck

The Aptos Tournament held lastSaturday turned out 60 golfers¯

There were three flights for thispartner tournament as reported by

Sal Tardio and Don Humphry, co-chairmen. The winners in these

flights were:First flight-Debbie Debevoise andJim Rountree, first place; JohnMulkern and Ed Stepnonki, secondplace; and Jack Lee and Roy Grif-

fin, third place¯Second flight- John Hawkins and

George Falkenthal, first place;Larry Hochstein and Bob Eddy, se-cond place; and Ruth Richardsonand Ben Tyson, third place.

Third flight-Bill Page and Ed Tisoh-let, first place; Vance Oyama andTom Polek, second place; and DaveSinott and Clark White, third place.

The elosest-to-the-pinprize was

captured by Chuck Turnbill.As a reminder to our members,

the chairmen are responsible for the

type of tournament to be run and for

the prizes to be given.The next regular tournamentwill

be at Sunol {Palm) on August 8.

SKI CLUBPreparations are being made for

an Ames ski club, Anyone interestedm this winter sport should contact

Jeanne Richardson at ext. 2973.

SOFTBALL.... by Grantland Wheat

The Fighting Pumas blew an

eight-run lead in the seventh inn-ing, but rallied to defeat Acre 16-14 in an extra inning on July 14.Roger Hedlund’s fifth hit - a two-run homer - was the winning blow.

The Pumas didn’t have to Fight sohard for their nextvictory,however,

accepting a forfeit from RFE.TGD bad no such luck - RFE

showed up and pounded the Gas-house Gang 19 to 8 on July 15.rhen just to be mean, TGD turned

around and broke the Acres 8-5 onJuly 21. George Alger homered for

TGD.July 23 the Instrumentals beat

the under-staffed Spacemen by 21-

5, as several Space Science regu-lars were called to higher duty atthe new Space Science building ded-ication.

Second half standings throughJuly 24 are:

W L GBInstrumentals 3 0 --

Fighting Pumas * 2 0 1/2TGD 2 2 1 1/’2

RFE 1 1 1 1/’2AERO 1 3 2 1/2

Science 0 3 3¯ FIRST-HALF CHAMPI(

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"Thank You" NoteI would like to thank the staff

of Ames Research Center for theirgift to the American Cancer Society

in memory of my father, Hubert E.Kitty Feutty,

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